ECZEMA- HOMEOPATHY TREATMENT

Eczemas and the Wonder of Homeopathy

Eczema refers to an inflammatory condition of the skin often called as dermatitis by physicians. The word Eczema is a broad term and usually incorporates many types of inflammatory skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis. Homeopathy offers a great solution to treating and curing this disorder. Homeopathic medicines, while treating skin disorders are non suppressive in nature and do not have any side effects. The great advantage that homeopathy offers over conventional skin treatments is that its medicines give a long term solution by curing it permanently.

The most common form of eczema is atopic dermatitis. This form of eczema has a strong allergic and genetic component associated to it. Atopic Dermatitis usually starts in infancy. This starts typically by 3 months. It may start with dry inflamed look of the skin mostly on the face, neck; scalp slowly spreading to legs and arms. The bends of joints also get affected by it.  Symptoms include mild to severe scratching of the areas affected. In severe cases cuts and cracks may develop on skin with oozing of fluid. If untreated, Atopic dermatitis can continue for years together. There is a very strong allergy feature associated with atopic dermatitis. All those who develop Atopic dermatitis have a strong family history of allergic conditions (like asthma, allergic rhinitis etc.) in the family. Although Most of the kids, by the age of five, show improvement; some flare-ups of atopic dermatitis may be noted even at later ages including late teens and early adulthood. Girls and kids, who have an early onset and patients with strong family history of allergies, usually have a prolonged atopic dermatitis. Nearly all patients by the age of thirty come out of it.  Atopic dermatitis can get flared up by many precipitating factors. The most common are the food allergen like nuts, milk etc. other factors are dust mites, animal dander, environmental pollution and thermal and atmospheric conditions.

Contact dermatitis is a kind of eczema where rashes or inflammation on skin appears after a contact with the allergen. The most common example is that of an eczema on fingers and hands that results out of contact with washing detergents. Allergy to cosmetics is another example of contact dermatitis. The symptoms of contact dermatitis include itching in the exposed areas, redness /inflammation, lesions, rashes, cuts, cracks and even oozing. The most common allergens are detergents, jewelry, adhesives perfumes, deodourants, adhesives, cosmetics, paints etc.

It is now an accepted fact that homeopathic treatment for most of the skin disorders and skin allergies is very effective. Even for chronic skin disorders that have been there in the body for many years, can be permanently cured with homeopathy. The big reason for the effectiveness of homeopathy in treating skin allergies can be attributed to the fact that homeopathy does not treat such problems as merely a skin disorder, but as a disturbed internal state of the immune system. The medication is aimed at optimizing the overactive immune system. Homeopathic medicine Calcarea Carb is very effective in treating atopic dermatitis in infants. Contact dermatitis responds well to Homeopathic medicines Petroleum and   Graphite.